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UGC NET · PAPER 2

UGC NET Paper 2 Computer Science – Software Engineering PYQ: Project Management & Planning

5 questions · answer key at the end · updated 29 Sep 2026
Q1.
Which of the following is used to determine the cost performance index?
  1. (A) Budgeted cost of work performed − budget at completion
  2. (B) Budgeted cost of work performed ÷ budget at completion
  3. (C) Budgeted cost of work performed ÷ Actual cost of work performed
  4. (D) Budgeted cost of work performed − Actual cost of work performed
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Q2.
Software project manager is responsible for the following task:
(A) Project planning
(B) Project status tracking
(C) Resources management
(D) Risk management
(E) Project delivery within time & budget
  1. (A) All the statements are correct
  2. (B) Only (B) & (C) are correct
  3. (C) Only (A) & (D) are correct
  4. (D) Only (A) & (D) are correct
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Q3.
Fill in the blanks:
"An ________ chart is a project schedule representation that presents the project plan as a directed graph. The critical path is the ________ sequence of ________ tasks and it defines the project ________."
  1. (A) Activity, Shortest, Independent, Cost
  2. (B) Activity, Longest, Dependent, Duration
  3. (C) Activity, Longest, Independent, Duration
  4. (D) Activity, Shortest, Dependent, Duration
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Q4.
Which of the following are the primary objectives of risk monitoring in software project tracking?
P: To assess whether predicted risks do, in fact, occur.
Q: To ensure that risk aversion steps defined for the risk are being properly applied.
R: To collect information that can be used for future risk analysis.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. (A) Only P and Q
  2. (B) Only P and R
  3. (C) Only Q and R
  4. (D) All of P, Q and R
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Q5.
Which one of the following is a highly associated activity of project planning?
(1) Keep track of the project progress.
(2) Compare actual and planned progress and costs.
(3) Identify the activities, milestones and deliverables produced by a project.
  1. (A) Keep track of the project progress
  2. (B) Compare actual and planned progress and costs
  3. (C) Identify the activities, milestones and deliverables produced by a project
  4. (D) Both (2) and (3)
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Answer key

  1. 1 – C
  2. 2 – A
  3. 3 – B
  4. 4 – D
  5. 5 – C